A descriptive survey of 340 healthy, midlife (ages 39-55), predominantly white, professional, Southern women was conducted to determine the ability of four major variables, knowledge of physical changes that affect sexuality, knowledge of factors that affect sexual expression, cumulative menopause experiences and levels of general wellbeing to predict attitudes toward menopause. Two dimensions of menopause attitudes or perceptions were measured. There were attitudes toward menopause as benefit/liability, and attitudes toward menopause as major/minor life event. Based on reports of prior research, age, education, family income, number of children living at home, and menopause status were used as rival explanatory variables. Data were analyzed by Pearson Product Moment correlation and multivariate techniques. / Attitudes toward menopause as benefit and attitudes toward menopause as major life event are negatively associated. The best predictors of attitudes toward menopause as benefit are education (negatively associated), sexual knowledge-physical changes and menopause status (both positively associated). For employed women, family income and number of children at home are also significant negative predictors, while occupational status is a positive predictor. / Perceptions of menopause as a major/minor life event are more successfully predicted by the study variables than are attitudes toward menopause as benefit. Sexual knowledge-physical changes (negatively associated), wellbeing and age (positively associated), are the best predictors of perceptions of menopause as a major/minor life event. For employed women, sexual knowledge-expression is also a significant predictor. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 47-10, Section: A, page: 3874. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1986.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75948 |
| Contributors | SEYMOUR, SANDRA ELIZABETH FIELDS., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 122 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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